2022 HOMETOWN HEROES MAGAZINE

Page 12 2022 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May / June 2022 Sensei Dan Dugan 50 years influence Around the room guests gathered, sharing good memories with Dugan and each other talking for two hours about the long history of Dugan in the martial arts and how it has impacted not only his life but the life of many others. Over the years, Lincoln Daily News has visited with Dugan on a number of occasions. One of the first things learned O n Saturday, May 7th, the large community room area at Guest House Coffee and Pastries was filled throughout the afternoon as dozens of friends, family, past and present students came to celebrate the 50-year career of Sensei Dan Dugan in the art of Yoshukai Karate. about the man and the art of karate is that it is not about fighting, ever. Some have the idea from television shows that all karate experts live to fight and look for that opportunity at every turn. But Dugan was quick to correct that image, saying that karate is about learning discipline and respect, resorting to fight only when all other, more civil methods of resolving an issue have been exhausted. Continue 8